[korean]

i'm almost 19 and i've driven my 04 base rsx for about a year. honda's have been a passion for many years to me, but now i have my hands on one i can play with.

seeing all these crazy projects on k20a.org overwhelms me. i want a k20a2, or even a k20a. honestly, i feel so discouraged that i have an a3, although the only "advantage" is the lower compression which can be beneficial for boost. should i just wait a couple years and start later?

 

[nikos]

Is it an automatic?

 

[korean]

no, it's a 5-speed.

 

[fearless_dsm]

You still have a good chassis,and the a3's arent all that bad.Just in stock form,they arent as strong as the a2's or a's...

Build it and Boost it!

 

[Dc5itracer]

BOOST IT :up: Plenty of a3 motors pushing the 300whp mark with bolt on turbo kits(cybernations,rev hard,sfp)get k-pro an 12 ohm injectors an your good to go :up:

 

[drhonda]

even if you don't want to boost it, you could always put an A2 head on it.

 

[korean]

of course, i've read a lot about these suggestions

k20a, k20a2 swap
k20a2 head swap
k24/20 frankenstein
boost

i am strongly headed in the a2 swap direction.

from my knowledge the integra ls produces more torque than a gsr. the a2 head swap seems very similar to a ls/vtec swap.

how much work and money (approximately) would it take to bring a k20a3 w/ a2 head at least up to par in acceleration with a rsx type-s? i also assume i won't be getting those high rpm's i delight in :/

 

[Dc5itracer]

You can always do a full k20a2 motor swap and sell your a3 and tranny :up:

 

[korean]

might as well go k20a